shiver
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shiver1
▶verb shake slightly and uncontrollably as a result of being cold, frightened, or excited. ▶noun a momentary trembling movement.
■ (the shivers) a spell or attack of shivering.
– derivatives
shiverer noun,
shivering adjective,
shiveringly adverb,
shivery adjective.
shiverer noun,
shivering adjective,
shiveringly adverb,
shivery adjective.
– origin ME chivere, perh. an alt. of dial. chavele ‘to chatter’, from OE ceafl ‘jaw’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
shiver2
▶noun a splinter. ▶verb break into shivers.
– phrases
shiver my timbers a mock oath attributed to sailors.
shiver my timbers a mock oath attributed to sailors.
– origin ME: from a Gmc base meaning ‘to split’.
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